Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports on U.S. Intelligence Law

This library contains useful background reports on topics related to U.S. intelligence law. Each report was produced for members of Congress by experts at the Congressional Research Service ("CRS"). CRS is part of the Library of Congress and serves as the research arm of both the House and the Senate. CRS facilitates the legislative process by providing expert analysis on all subjects relevant to federal legislation. Because of the gravity of its responsibilities and importance to the federal legislative process, CRS employs one of the best teams of legislative attorneys and subject-matter experts in the country. CRS prides itself on producing neutral analysis for use by both Republican and Democratic members of Congress. Their reports are exceptional in terms of the clarity of presentation, neutrality of viewpoint, and depth of expertise on every page. Their remarkable quality makes CRS reports among the most reliable tools available to American journalists, intelligence lawyers, and citizens trying to develop an expert understanding of U.S. intelligence law.

GAO-01-975T, Central Intelligence Agency: Observations on GAO Access to Information on CIA Programs and Activities, Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations, and the Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations, Committee on Governmental Reform, House of Representatives, Statement of Henry L. Hinton, Jr. (July 18, 2001). (.pdf)

Memorandum From Alfred Cumming, Congressional Research Service, Subject: Statutory Procedures Under Which Congress Is To Be Informed of U.S. Intelligence Activities, Including Covert Actions (January 18, 2006). (.pdf)

Memorandum To Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Attention: Mike Davidson, From American Law Division, Congressional Research Service, Subject: Probable Cause, Reasonable Suspicion, and Reasonableness Standards in the Context of the Fourth Amendment and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (January 30, 2006). (.pdf)

GAO-01-975T, Central Intelligence Agency: Observations on GAO Access to Information on CIA Programs and Activities, Testimony Before the Subcommittee on Government Efficiency, Financial Management and Intergovernmental Relations, and the Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations, Committee on Governmental Reform, House of Representatives, Statement of Henry L. Hinton, Jr. (July 18, 2001). (.pdf)

Memorandum From Alfred Cumming, Congressional Research Service, Subject: Statutory Procedures Under Which Congress Is To Be Informed of U.S. Intelligence Activities, Including Covert Actions (January 18, 2006). (.pdf)

Memorandum To Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, Attention: Mike Davidson, From American Law Division, Congressional Research Service, Subject: Probable Cause, Reasonable Suspicion, and Reasonableness Standards in the Context of the Fourth Amendment and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (January 30, 2006). (.pdf)